Council chief advises residents

Chairman, Ikeja Local Government Area, Hon Wale Odunlami has enjoined the residents to continue to support and cooperate with the council by paying their levies, dues and rates which, he said, will help in moving the council forward. He stated this at a stakeholders’ meeting held at the council’s secretariat.

He said: “It is only by paying our taxes, rates and dues that the council would have funds to provide necessary basic amenities.”

He implored the residents to endeavour to maintain the amenities provided for them in order to prevent government from spending money unnecessarily on repairs of the facilities.

The council boss also used the opportunity to appeal to the residents to maintain peace and understanding, as no government would be able to achieve any meaningful development in an atmosphere of chaos and rancour.

He opined that most fire incidents are as a result of human error and carelessness. He, therefore, urged the residents to be more safety conscious and proactive in order to save the society from unnecessary outbreak of fire that could wreak havoc on lives and property.

He also advised that fire extinguishers should be provided in homes, offices and vehicles for safety purposes.

Continuing he said: “More efforts will be made towards reducing the wide gap between the rich and the poor.”

The council distributed food stuff such as garri to over 1,000 residents from the six wards of the local government. This is one of the ways the council tackles poverty.

“It is only gestures like this that would truly narrow down the gap between the rich and the poor,” he said.

Priorities were given to widows, the aged, women, youths and other less-privileged individuals.

On waste disposal, the council boss urged the residents to desist from dumping wastes in drains to allow free flow of water to prevent any incidence of flooding and contamination in the area.

He stressed that the council’s sanitation department is adequately prepared to monitor and protect the environment and to equally prosecute residents who flouted environmental laws.